Sulzer AG (HAM:SUL1) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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HAM:SUL1 Sulzer AG HAM:SUL1
81 GF Score
Price €154.10
GF Value €148.92
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Sulzer AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €359 Mil. Sulzer AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €944 Mil. Sulzer AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €548 Mil. Sulzer AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.38.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HAM:SUL1' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.88   Med: 3.07   Max: 5.94
Current: 2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Sulzer AG was 5.94. The lowest was 1.88. And the median was 3.07.

HAM:SUL1's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
57.7% of 2319 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs HAM:SUL1: 2.18

Sulzer AG  (HAM:SUL1) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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HAM:SUL1 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


HAM:SUL1
81GF Score
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Sulzer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Sulzer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(358.74805258878 + 925.35072881647) / 577.84938216101
=2.22

Sulzer AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(359.12446042078 + 944.00288418579) / 547.56301420922
=2.38

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is two times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Sulzer AG (HAM:SUL1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sulzer AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €154.10 is trading 3.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €148.92. GuruFocus considers Sulzer AG to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HAM:SUL1:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €148.92 vs. price of €154.10 (3.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:SUL1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sulzer AG Business Description

Address Neuwiesenstrasse 15, Winterthur, CHE, 8401
Sulzer AG specializes in pumping solutions, rotating equipment maintenance, and mixing technology. It serves customers operating in the oil and gas, power, and water markets. Pumping solutions focus on transporting and processing oil and derivatives, treating water, and renewable power generation. In addition, the company offers solutions for turbines, compressors, motors, and other rotating components and has technicians to provide maintenance. Sulzer's business segments include Flow Equipment, Services, Chemtech, and Others which serve across the globe. Majority of its revenues are generated from its Flow equipment and Services segment.
81GF Score

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